ליטא

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ליטא

Where it comes from

From Yiddish ליטע (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (“Lithuania”) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish.

proper noun לִיטָא · líta

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)

In English

Lithuania country

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"ליטא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%90. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ליטא. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%90

Chicago

"ליטא." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%90.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ליטא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}